‘Missing the Net’: MacKay Weighs in on Scheer’s Election Loss
By The Canadian Press
October 31, 2019 Updated: October 31, 2019
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer shakes hands with Peter MacKay as local Conservative candidate George Canyon looks on during a campaign stop in Little Harbour, N.S., on Oct. 17, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
OTTAWA—One-time and possible future leadership contender Peter MacKay says the failure of Andrew Scheer to convincingly address the question of his social conservative values cost the Conservatives the election.
He offered his critique of Scheer’s campaign performance during a panel discussion Wednesday hosted by the Wilson Center in Washington.
“To use a good Canadian analogy, it was like having a breakaway on an open net and missing the net,†MacKay said.
Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/missing-the-net-mackay-weighs-in-on-scheers-election-loss_3133333.html
Their electoral system is different than ours, so, it's apples and oranges to compare but, it seems the Conservatives should have done much better.
There was also, some sort of local squabble there in Ontario, Scheer needed to make peace with some politician and it cost him seats. I think I have that correct. One doesn't want to give in though, on some core values. And unfortunately, that's what this is discussing, social issues.
